Owen Cole, a senior at Elizabethtown High School in Kentucky, planned to attend Western Kentucky University after graduating. A financial literacy class changed his mind. The 18-year-old, who takes home about $600 a month as a shift manager at a Chick-fil-A, now aims to attend a local community college for two years before transferring to a four-year state university. He expects this will help him avoid loans.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 23, 2019 12:00 UTC